Sep 10, 2016

Assessment Test of English Grammar Usage (Elementary to Intermediate level)

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    Assessment criteria:
    25 to 74% — Elementary level
    75 to 100% — Intermediate level


    1.  . . . 
      How far
      is it from here to Oakland?
      1. How far
      2. How many
      3. How long way
      4. How long

    2. They said they  . . . 
      might
      come, but they didn’t.
      1. may
      2. will
      3. can
      4. might

    3. Who was the woman  . . . 
      that you were speaking to
      ?
      1. that you spoke
      2. that you were speaking to
      3. that you were speaked to
      4. spoke to you

    4. What about  . . . 
      going
      for a walk?
      1. go
      2. to go
      3. I going
      4. going

    5. I didn’t realize that the coffee shop was  . . . 
      on
      the other side of the road.
      1. on
      2. by
      3. in
      4. for

    6. My brother  . . . 
      was
      born on the 4th of July 2007.
      1. was
      2. has been
      3. is
      4. had

    7. The financial director  . . . 
      kept us waiting
      for almost an hour.
      1. kept us waiting
      2. made us waiting
      3. kept us to wait
      4. made us to wait

    8. A Tesla is  . . . 
      more expensive
      than an Acura.
      1. expensiver
      2. expensive
      3. more expensive
      4. much expensive

    9. It’s all right, we  . . . 
      needn’t
      hurry. We have plenty of time.
      1. needn’t
      2. can’t
      3. mustn’t
      4. shouldn’t

    10. I don’t have a cent to give you.  . . . 
      I’ve just bought
      a new computer.
      1. I soon will buy
      2. I just buy
      3. I’ve just bought
      4. I had just bought

    11. This is  . . . 
      a very interesting
      story.
      1. very interested
      2. a very interesting
      3. very an interesting
      4. very interesting

    12. The doctor has told her that she must  . . . 
      give up
      drinking.
      1. give from
      2. give up
      3. give to
      4. give off

    13. You have a terrible fever!  . . . 
      Must I
      call a doctor?
      1. Shall I
      2. Must I
      3. Will I
      4. Do I

    14. Joanna looks  . . . 
      nice
      in her new dress.
      1. such nice
      2. like nice
      3. nice
      4. nicely

    15. We are  . . . 
      going to travel
      to Canada.
      1. going travel
      2. going to travelling
      3. going to travel
      4. go

    16. He hasn’t played since he  . . . 
      had
      the accident.
      1. has
      2. had
      3. has had
      4. had had

    17. We haven’t got  . . . 
      any
      friends yet.
      1. any
      2. none
      3. some
      4. no

    18. She didn’t want the job,  . . . 
      however well paid it was
      .
      1. however well paid was it
      2. for how good pay might it be
      3. however good pay it was
      4. however well paid it was

    19. I gave her  . . . 
      a pair of
      earrings for Christmas.
      1. a pair of
      2. a set of
      3. an
      4. two

    20. Do you think I should move to Mountain View? You shouldn’t do anything  . . . 
      unless
      you think it’s the right thing to do.
      1. when
      2. in case
      3. unless
      4. if

    21. If she doesn’t  . . . 
      get out of
      my sight at once, I’ll scream!
      1. go off
      2. get away from
      3. get out of
      4. go out from

    22. I  . . . 
      haven’t seen
      my boyfriend since Christmas.
      1. don’t see
      2. didn’t see
      3. hasn’t seen
      4. haven’t seen

    23. He’s a friend of  . . . 
      theirs
      .
      1. theres
      2. theirs
      3. their
      4. them

    24. You can’t cross the road when the  . . . 
      light is
      red.
      1. light were
      2. light was
      3. light is

    25. Have you had  . . . 
      enough
      to eat?
      1. enough
      2. to many
      3. too many
      4. some more

    26. I  . . . 
      would rather
      drink beer than wine.
      1. prefer
      2. would rather
      3. had better
      4. would like more

    27. There are  . . . 
      enough young boys
      around to start a cricket team.
      1. enough youngest boys
      2. young boys enough
      3. enough young boys
      4. boys enough young

    28. What is your home town  . . . 
      situated
      ?
      1. situated
      2. located
      3. age
      4. like

    29. We’re all human.  . . . 
      Anyone
      can make a mistake in life.
      1. Some people
      2. Not anybody
      3. Someone
      4. Anyone

    30. He has been  . . . 
      arrested
      for armed robbery.
      1. accused
      2. arrested
      3. charged
      4. blamed

    31. Have you found a job  . . . 
      yet
      ?
      1. yet
      2. soon
      3. still
      4. longer

    32. If he  . . . 
      knew
      about it, I’m sure he’d help.
      1. had know
      2. knew
      3. knows
      4. has known

    33. It’s a pity  . . . 
      you weren’t
      here last night.
      1. you’ll not be
      2. you aren’t
      3. you’d not be
      4. you weren’t

    34. There was a lot of noise so I didn’t understand what she was  . . . 
      saying
      .
      1. speaking
      2. telling
      3. talking
      4. saying

    35.  . . . 
      Which
      train are you taking to San Francisco?
      1. Which
      2. Who
      3. How
      4. Whose

    36. Maria has two sisters, but she doesn’t speak to  . . . 
      any
      of them.
      1. both
      2. either
      3. any
      4. neither

    37. Hubert is an uncle of  . . . 
      Kim
      .
      1. Kim’s
      2. Kims
      3. Kim
      4. Kims’

    38. They  . . . 
      accused
      him of scratching the car.
      1. punished
      2. arrested
      3. accused
      4. blamed

    39. Did you  . . . 
      go
      anywhere interesting last weekend?
      1. go
      2. went
      3. going
      4. was

    40. We can finish the rest of the eggs for  . . . 
      breakfast
      .
      1. a breakfast
      2. the breakfast
      3. breakfast
      4. a breakfasts

    41. Alicia has got two children,  . . . 
      hasn’t she
      ?
      1. has she got
      2. has she
      3. hasn’t she
      4. haven’t she

    42. You should give  . . . 
      this letter to your mother
      .
      1. this letter to your mother
      2. to your mother this letter
      3. letter this to your mother
      4. this letter your mother

    43. I’m looking  . . . 
      forward to
      the summer holidays.
      1. forward
      2. forward to
      3. for
      4. before

    44. Marta takes the dog for a walk  . . . 
      in
      the evening.
      1. at
      2. on
      3. in
      4. to

    45. I have a problem.  . . . 
      Could you
      help me please?
      1. Could you
      2. Should you
      3. Will you able to
      4. Were you able to

    46. “I’m going to the movies on Saturday.” “So  . . . 
      am I
      .”
      1. am I
      2. I am
      3. I do
      4. do I

    47. I’ve often  . . . 
      stayed
      at the Elara Hotel in Vegas.
      1. sleeped
      2. rested
      3. remained
      4. stayed

    48. They were  . . . 
      quite
      hard questions that I had no chance.
      1. so
      2. some
      3. such
      4. quite

    49. Somebody stole his wallet so he  . . . 
      borrowed
      money from a friend.
      1. borrowed
      2. lent
      3. lended
      4. earned

    50. Is  . . . 
      Matt taller
      than his father?
      1. taller Matt
      2. Matt more tall
      3. Matt as tall as
      4. Matt taller

    51. Would you like some more tea? There’s still  . . . 
      a little
      left.
      1. a few
      2. a little
      3. few
      4. little

    52. Mom  . . . 
      gave up
      her job when I was born.
      1. give off
      2. give in
      3. give away
      4. give up

    53. If he hadn’t drunk so much, he  . . . 
      wouldn’t have felt
      sick.
      1. hadn’t felt
      2. didn’t feel
      3. hasn’t felt
      4. wouldn’t have felt

    54. The bookstore rang  . . . 
      to say
      that the dictionary you ordered has arrived.
      1. for telling
      2. to say
      3. to tell
      4. for saying

    55. I work as a teacher and my wife  . . . 
      does
      , too.
      1. is
      2. do
      3. work
      4. does

    56. We must go now. Call the waitress and ask for the  . . . 
      bill
      .
      1. cost
      2. invoice
      3. bill
      4. price

    57. Do penguins fly? No, they  . . . 
      don’t
      .
      1. don’t
      2. haven’t
      3. aren’t
      4. won’t

    58. What did the man say  . . . 
      to you
      ?
      1. for you
      2. to you
      3. you
      4. at you

    59. She’s very beautiful but that kind of woman doesn’t  . . . 
      appeal
      to me.
      1. attract
      2. fancy
      3. appeal
      4. turn on

    60. She was 29 on her birthday,  . . . 
      wasn’t
      she?
      1. wasn’t
      2. didn’t
      3. hasn’t
      4. hadn’t

    61. They had to leave the apartment because they couldn’t pay the  . . . 
      rent
      .
      1. fare
      2. hire
      3. salary
      4. rent

    62. We discussed the house plans  . . . 
      on
      our way to the shops.
      1. on
      2. in
      3. to
      4. by

    63. Mr. Haines wants  . . . 
      you to come
      to his office.
      1. you to come
      2. you come
      3. that you come

    64. Chris can’t  . . . 
      talk
      to you now. He’s busy.
      1. talk
      2. talked
      3. to talk
      4. talking

    65. The TV’s too loud. Please,  . . . 
      turn it down
      .
      1. turn it up
      2. turn down it
      3. turn it down
      4. it turn down

    66. The language school that I attend is 5 miles  . . . 
      away
      from here.
      1. far
      2. away
      3. distance
      4. long

    67. She knows that she  . . . 
      ought
      to pay now.
      1. had better
      2. ought
      3. should
      4. needn’t

    68. Marian has  . . . 
      a lot of
      old books.
      1. very much
      2. a very lot
      3. a lot of
      4. lots

    69. How  . . . 
      tall
      are you?
      1. wide
      2. tall
      3. long
      4. high
      5. heavy

    70. My boots are dirty. I’d better take them  . . . 
      off
      before I come in.
      1. on
      2. up
      3. away
      4. off

    71. Magda knows a lot about badgers, but she  . . . 
      hasn’t ever seen
      a live one.
      1. didn’t ever see
      2. hasn’t ever saw
      3. doesn’t ever see
      4. hasn’t ever seen

    72. Do you know where  . . . 
      I put the keys
      ?
      1. put I the keys
      2. I put the keys
      3. did I put the keys
      4. I the keys put

    73. Good  . . . 
      luck
      ! I hope you get the job.
      1. fortune
      2. luck
      3. wish
      4. chance

    74. This beer tastes  . . . 
      bad
      .
      1. badly
      2. bad
      3. lovely
      4. well
      5. normally

    75. I’m afraid I  . . . 
      can’t be
      here for your birthday party.
      1. have not to be
      2. can’t be
      3. will be not
      4. am not being

    76. I made one or two mistakes, but  . . . 
      most
      of my answers were correct.
      1. much
      2. more
      3. few
      4. most

    77. Have they finished working yet? I don’t think  . . . 
      so
      .
      1. this
      2. so
      3. that
      4. it

    78. I’ll return the newspaper when I  . . . 
      have looked
      through it.
      1. looked
      2. look
      3. will have looked
      4. have looked

    79. This is the best tea I’ve  . . . 
      ever
      tasted.
      1. still
      2. ever
      3. never
      4. already

    80. I think  . . . 
      she’s a
      taxi driver.
      1. she’s
      2. her job is
      3. she’s a
      4. her job is an

    81. George goes to  . . . 
      work
      by car.
      1. an work
      2. work
      3. the work
      4. a work

    82. How long  . . . 
      have you been
      married?
      1. have you been
      2. have you
      3. are you
      4. been

    83. The loudspeakers won’t work unless you  . . . 
      connect
      those cables.
      1. can’t connect
      2. connect
      3. don’t connect
      4. connected

    84. They  . . . 
      seldom
      go to the movies.
      1. seldom
      2. tomorrow
      3. much
      4. rare

    85. Let’s think  . . . 
      about
      something nice.
      1. after
      2. to
      3. for
      4. about

    86. She  . . . 
      glanced
      at me and then turned away.
      1. regarded
      2. responded
      3. viewed
      4. glanced

    87. Would you like  . . . 
      some
      help?
      1. a
      2. me
      3. some
      4. I

    88. We have  . . . 
      advertised
      for a receptionist but haven’t appointed anyone yet.
      1. advised
      2. noticed
      3. advertised
      4. announced

    89. These bottles  . . . 
      are made
      of plastic.
      1. are making
      2. made are
      3. are make
      4. are made

    90. We wash the curtains  . . . 
      three times a
      year.
      1. every couple
      2. three every
      3. three times a
      4. once

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